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Ever Ours.
Zali & Hawra..
They're the air that I breathe..
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give Hawra more *HUGS*
.: Monday, April 30, 2007 :.
:: Savoury Soup for the SouL ::
Hawra's upper teeth are emerging, so she's quite the grumpy girl nowadays.
As a result, she lost her appetite for food.
I was racking my brains out on what I should cook for her (without clashing with Hubs' appetite) today, and this is what I came up with.
//Engku Endau's 'Sup Ikan Gentel'//
This recipe was from our beloved Atok, almarhumah Engku Endau who passed away on my birthday in year 2002.
She taught me this recipe a few years back, when I recently married my dearest Hubs.
This 'ikan gentel' is far much more delicious, more fresh ( and healthier, if I might add) than those ready-made fishballs.
I don't stick to one type of fish for this recipe. Sometimes it would be ikan parang (a bit painstaking, have to remove all the bones- but the taste, masyaAllah..heavenly!), sometimes it would be red snapper (ikan merah), treadfin (ikan kurau), seabass (siakap), tenggiri (not sure what u call it in english, mackarel ke? heh).
But last night, I tried something new. Well, actually I am one lazy housewife to want to de-bone any type of fish no matter how easy it is. So, I bought Dory fillets. (Betul punya pemalassss mak kau ni, Hawra!)
Oh, in case some of you were wondering, you can prepare the fishballs paste overnight, or you can just prepare it straightaway. In mylazy state case, I prepared it last night so that I wouldn't have to rush and prepare everything today.
This is how the paste looks like.
Oh, do note that you have to pat dry the fillets with kitchen towels to absorb excess water before you dump it in the food processor/blender/or whatever it is you're using to blend it, so that you could form the fishballs easily without it sticking to your fingers.
Please ignore the chef's pudgy fingers. kwakwakwa
Bring the soup to boil before adding in the balls.
Once the balls float, turn off the heat, and serve with plain rice, noodles, macaroni.
So, what does my darling Hawra think of lunch today?
You should've cooked this for me aaaages ago. Mummy!
I'M LOVIN' IT!!!
*Do drop me an email if you're interested in this recipe.
I won't bite, I promise :)
Hawra's upper teeth are emerging, so she's quite the grumpy girl nowadays.
As a result, she lost her appetite for food.
I was racking my brains out on what I should cook for her (without clashing with Hubs' appetite) today, and this is what I came up with.
//Engku Endau's 'Sup Ikan Gentel'//
This recipe was from our beloved Atok, almarhumah Engku Endau who passed away on my birthday in year 2002.
She taught me this recipe a few years back, when I recently married my dearest Hubs.
This 'ikan gentel' is far much more delicious, more fresh ( and healthier, if I might add) than those ready-made fishballs.
I don't stick to one type of fish for this recipe. Sometimes it would be ikan parang (a bit painstaking, have to remove all the bones- but the taste, masyaAllah..heavenly!), sometimes it would be red snapper (ikan merah), treadfin (ikan kurau), seabass (siakap), tenggiri (not sure what u call it in english, mackarel ke? heh).
But last night, I tried something new. Well, actually I am one lazy housewife to want to de-bone any type of fish no matter how easy it is. So, I bought Dory fillets. (Betul punya pemalassss mak kau ni, Hawra!)
Oh, in case some of you were wondering, you can prepare the fishballs paste overnight, or you can just prepare it straightaway. In my
This is how the paste looks like.
Oh, do note that you have to pat dry the fillets with kitchen towels to absorb excess water before you dump it in the food processor/blender/or whatever it is you're using to blend it, so that you could form the fishballs easily without it sticking to your fingers.
Please ignore the chef's pudgy fingers. kwakwakwa
Bring the soup to boil before adding in the balls.
Once the balls float, turn off the heat, and serve with plain rice, noodles, macaroni.
So, what does my darling Hawra think of lunch today?
You should've cooked this for me aaaages ago. Mummy!
I'M LOVIN' IT!!!
*Do drop me an email if you're interested in this recipe.
I won't bite, I promise :)
Labels: recipes
.: Saturday, April 28, 2007 :.
:: I'll Be Missing You... ::
I
am
H E A R T B R O K E N
...
...
...
We went to the Immigrations at Pusat Bandar Damansara to settle Mummy's visa.
And whaddaya know? Yours truly lost her shoe.
Yes.
I. L O S T. M Y. F A V O U R I T E. S H O E.
Don't look at me. I can't be blamed,
for I am, afterall
JUST. A. BABY.
Wait, make that a GRUMPY Baby.
Mummy & Daddy can't be blamed too, of course.
I was screaming my head off with the whole of level 4 staring at me,
so they were pretty much more concerned abt trying to cool down their cranky baby.
It was stuffed, full of people with all sorts of smell & body odors *pukes*,
so I wasn't that happy. I wriggled and tossed myself about in the arms of Mummy and Daddy. So I guess in between the whole ordeal, I had unintentionally dropped my shoe (the left shoe, to be exact).
Altho it didn't take long for my Mummy to realise that one of my shoes was missing, the shoe was nowhere to be found.
Hmm..I suspect there's foul play involved. In what seems like a mere few minutes, the shoe was gone - *poof* - just like that.
So who's to blame here?
THE PERSON WHO TOOK MY SHOE, despite that it was obvious that My mummy & Daddy were desperately looking under the benches for my shoe like crazy people!
Can I label that person as a THIEF, Mumy? Hmmm...
Oh well, the shoe was an Adidas Originals after all. Tsk.
Luckily the shoe was quite worn, so, it's not really heartbreaking.
No, wait. It is heartbreaking, for my Mumy & Dady, that is..
cos they were the ones who bought me the shoe
Goodbye my love.
Good times we had.
Good times we shared.
I'll be missing you.
Oshkosh, here I come!!! Heh heh
I
am
H E A R T B R O K E N
...
...
...
We went to the Immigrations at Pusat Bandar Damansara to settle Mummy's visa.
And whaddaya know? Yours truly lost her shoe.
Yes.
I. L O S T. M Y. F A V O U R I T E. S H O E.
Don't look at me. I can't be blamed,
for I am, afterall
JUST. A. BABY.
Wait, make that a GRUMPY Baby.
Mummy & Daddy can't be blamed too, of course.
I was screaming my head off with the whole of level 4 staring at me,
so they were pretty much more concerned abt trying to cool down their cranky baby.
It was stuffed, full of people with all sorts of smell & body odors *pukes*,
so I wasn't that happy. I wriggled and tossed myself about in the arms of Mummy and Daddy. So I guess in between the whole ordeal, I had unintentionally dropped my shoe (the left shoe, to be exact).
Altho it didn't take long for my Mummy to realise that one of my shoes was missing, the shoe was nowhere to be found.
Hmm..I suspect there's foul play involved. In what seems like a mere few minutes, the shoe was gone - *poof* - just like that.
So who's to blame here?
THE PERSON WHO TOOK MY SHOE, despite that it was obvious that My mummy & Daddy were desperately looking under the benches for my shoe like crazy people!
Can I label that person as a THIEF, Mumy? Hmmm...
Oh well, the shoe was an Adidas Originals after all. Tsk.
Luckily the shoe was quite worn, so, it's not really heartbreaking.
No, wait. It is heartbreaking, for my Mumy & Dady, that is..
cos they were the ones who bought me the shoe
Goodbye my love.
Good times we had.
Good times we shared.
I'll be missing you.
Oshkosh, here I come!!! Heh heh
Labels: HawraTalks
.: Thursday, April 26, 2007 :.
:: The Beauty with Brains ::
//TECHY-GEEKY-CUTIE-ME//
Who says cute girls like me don't love books?
I LURRRRRRVE BOOKS! and I have lots of 'em, thanks to my wonderful Wak Aton. Muackkss!!!
And oh yes, my Mumy is a bookworm too!
//TECHY-GEEKY-CUTIE-ME//
Who says cute girls like me don't love books?
I LURRRRRRVE BOOKS! and I have lots of 'em, thanks to my wonderful Wak Aton. Muackkss!!!
And oh yes, my Mumy is a bookworm too!
Labels: HawraTalks
.: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 :.
:: The Tagging Game ::
Ok..I think I'm getting waaaay to old to play this tagging game.
But for your sake, dear Watie, here goes nothing..
Each person who gets tagged needs to type a blog post of their own
6 idiosyncrasies as well as clearly state this rule.
After you state your 6 weirdness, u need to choose 6 people
and list their multiply id (or anything equivalent) at the bottom of your blog.
Don't forget to leave a comment saying that they are tagged in their shoutbox or whatever.
//Six weird things about Me//
1) I LOVE to dig my ears.
I do it almost everyday, using those cotton buds.
I would pull the bud till it becomes a bit fluffed, and I would start digging my ears.
Syioook lah I tell you!
(And I think I've passed down this habit of mine to my Hawra cos
every now & then when she sees a cotton bud lying around,
she will pick it up & slowly put it to her ear!)
2) I LOVE to eat keropok dipped in ice cream,
especially keropok ikan dipped in chocolate ice cream.. Hmmmm...Yummeeeehhh!!!
(and I will teach Hawra this skill of mine anytime now..heh heh)
3) I LOVE to gentel Hubs' belly button. Heeeee...
4) I HAVE AN OBSESSION with Matt Dallas when the whole wide world
is crazy head over heels with Wentworth Miller. Lol!
5) I LOVE sambal tumis. I can eat 'em everyday, be it sambal tumis udang,
sambal tumis sotong, sambal tumis kerang, sambal tumis telur, or watever..
as long as it's sambal tumis,
I will eat it and will never get sick of it.
6) I will work up a sum when I look at license plates,
e.g : WPR 1234 = I will add up the 4 numbers till it becomes
a single number; 1+2+3+4 = 10, then 1+0=1.
I do this everytime I'm in the car till I feel like I'm gonna puke!!
Like you, Watie, I don't have many blogging frens. So, I will tag just 2 people.
Originally, I had wanted to tag Anne (Supernunu's momma), but she's
been tagged before..so, you're safe, Anne :)
1) Red
2) Eriyza Qistina
Ok..does that qualify me as a weird kinda person? Nah....I dun think so!
...
...
...
Thank GOD I'm not weird like you, Mummy!
(says the girl who has a drooling obsession with handphones and wallets!)
But for your sake, dear Watie, here goes nothing..
Each person who gets tagged needs to type a blog post of their own
6 idiosyncrasies as well as clearly state this rule.
After you state your 6 weirdness, u need to choose 6 people
and list their multiply id (or anything equivalent) at the bottom of your blog.
Don't forget to leave a comment saying that they are tagged in their shoutbox or whatever.
//Six weird things about Me//
1) I LOVE to dig my ears.
I do it almost everyday, using those cotton buds.
I would pull the bud till it becomes a bit fluffed, and I would start digging my ears.
Syioook lah I tell you!
(And I think I've passed down this habit of mine to my Hawra cos
every now & then when she sees a cotton bud lying around,
she will pick it up & slowly put it to her ear!)
2) I LOVE to eat keropok dipped in ice cream,
especially keropok ikan dipped in chocolate ice cream.. Hmmmm...Yummeeeehhh!!!
(and I will teach Hawra this skill of mine anytime now..heh heh)
3) I LOVE to gentel Hubs' belly button. Heeeee...
4) I HAVE AN OBSESSION with Matt Dallas when the whole wide world
is crazy head over heels with Wentworth Miller. Lol!
5) I LOVE sambal tumis. I can eat 'em everyday, be it sambal tumis udang,
sambal tumis sotong, sambal tumis kerang, sambal tumis telur, or watever..
as long as it's sambal tumis,
I will eat it and will never get sick of it.
6) I will work up a sum when I look at license plates,
e.g : WPR 1234 = I will add up the 4 numbers till it becomes
a single number; 1+2+3+4 = 10, then 1+0=1.
I do this everytime I'm in the car till I feel like I'm gonna puke!!
Like you, Watie, I don't have many blogging frens. So, I will tag just 2 people.
Originally, I had wanted to tag Anne (Supernunu's momma), but she's
been tagged before..so, you're safe, Anne :)
1) Red
2) Eriyza Qistina
Ok..does that qualify me as a weird kinda person? Nah....I dun think so!
...
...
...
Thank GOD I'm not weird like you, Mummy!
(says the girl who has a drooling obsession with handphones and wallets!)
Labels: Tags
.: Saturday, April 14, 2007 :.
:: 14 mos..and going on ::
I am totally NOT happy becos I won't be able to see my KYLE XY anymore.
The season finale came and went a couple of weeks ago.
Ughhh... I am soOooOo used to waiting in anticipation every thursday night laa k.
And now, thursday nights will never be the same again! *sigh*
Goodbye my future son-to-be (or issit, my future son-in-law?? kwakwakwa).
Mumy will miss your big blue eyes sorely. Come back soon on screen hor!
On a brighter note,
My darling Hawra is 14 mos old as of today.
This morning, the both of us celebrated under her blankie.
Too bad the Dady couldn't join us cos he's working today.
I'll buy you blue contact lens as soon as you reach puberty, ok Darling? Heh heh heh
I am totally NOT happy becos I won't be able to see my KYLE XY anymore.
The season finale came and went a couple of weeks ago.
Ughhh... I am soOooOo used to waiting in anticipation every thursday night laa k.
And now, thursday nights will never be the same again! *sigh*
Goodbye my future son-to-be (or issit, my future son-in-law?? kwakwakwa).
Mumy will miss your big blue eyes sorely. Come back soon on screen hor!
On a brighter note,
My darling Hawra is 14 mos old as of today.
This morning, the both of us celebrated under her blankie.
Too bad the Dady couldn't join us cos he's working today.
I'll buy you blue contact lens as soon as you reach puberty, ok Darling? Heh heh heh
Labels: Birthdays, dates2remember
.: Friday, April 13, 2007 :.
:: Tonchet Girl V2. ::
Mumy has decided to take matters into her own hands and transform me into a walking 'bad hairdo girl'.
She says I look cute.
I mean, seriously..Do you actually think I look cute with all these toncets, Mumy?
I think I looked like a clown instead :p
Well, a CUTE clown, anyway. *eheks~!*
Not that I'm complaining. I'd rather be toncet-ed than suffer from excess perspiration!
But still, that doesn't necessarily mean I'm okay with it, though!
You see, I like to scratch my head till I become what Mumy describes as 'macam hantu gila' (read : crazy ghost).
Hm..got such ghost, meh??
I kinda like this pic thou.. It brings out the 100% cuteness in me, doncha think so?
Oh..and who says I cannot blog?? I can, ohkay!! *Hmph*
Oklah..It might not be a pic of me blogging, but still, I do know how to use the comp, hokay!
Thank you to all my avid readers. As a sign of gratitude...
Pucker up your lips and lemme give u a smoochie!! Muaccckkksss!!!
Mumy has decided to take matters into her own hands and transform me into a walking 'bad hairdo girl'.
She says I look cute.
I mean, seriously..Do you actually think I look cute with all these toncets, Mumy?
I think I looked like a clown instead :p
Well, a CUTE clown, anyway. *eheks~!*
Not that I'm complaining. I'd rather be toncet-ed than suffer from excess perspiration!
But still, that doesn't necessarily mean I'm okay with it, though!
You see, I like to scratch my head till I become what Mumy describes as 'macam hantu gila' (read : crazy ghost).
Hm..got such ghost, meh??
I kinda like this pic thou.. It brings out the 100% cuteness in me, doncha think so?
Oh..and who says I cannot blog?? I can, ohkay!! *Hmph*
Oklah..It might not be a pic of me blogging, but still, I do know how to use the comp, hokay!
Thank you to all my avid readers. As a sign of gratitude...
Pucker up your lips and lemme give u a smoochie!! Muaccckkksss!!!
Labels: HawraTalks
.: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 :.
:: Glitzy Ritz?? ::
Pardon me for the, err, unfrequent updates.
I dunno why, but nowadays I lack the time to blog.
Not that I'm that busy or anything.
Mornings are always spent with Hawra.
Snuggles under the blanket with her after the Dady leaves for work followed by a short morning nap.
Then it's time to feed her (yes, she has finally started eating again, syukur alhamduliLlah!) and then it's bath time,
followed by more cuddling, snuggling & smooching sessions with her.
It has become our daily ritual.
We usually cuddle till she falls asleep, and then it's off to the kitchen for me.
This daughter of mine, timing memang baiiiik punya.
She will wake up the minute I finish cooking!
And when she's wide awake, I didn't have the heart to leave her to play all by herself & blog!
I mean, how can I, right?
Tak sampai hati maa.. Lainlah kalau ada maid..eheks!
Fortunately, she is now still napping eventho I have already finished cooking.
But I'd better make this short & quick, before she wakes up!!
Ritz Carlton was okay, I guess. Nothing that fancy.
The room was okay, except that is was not muslim-friendly at all.
No qiblat direction in the room - as if the muslim guests don't perform prayers! Tsk.
No qur'an in the side table drawer, only a Bible! Tsk.
No hose in the toilet, how to istinja'?? Tsk.
And Ritz Carlton is a 5 star hotel, mind you! Tsk Tsk Tsk!!
But other than that, everything else was, like, Wow!!
We even have our own personal butler, hokay! (not that we have any use of one! :p)
Earlier that morning..
We reached the hotel a bit late, no thanks to the heavy traffic.
After we checked in, we went straight to our room.
You mean we're gonna sleep here tonite?? Yippee!!
I could help but exclaim "WOOOOWW!" when I saw the bed.
Oh puh-leeese!! Wak Aton's bed is better than this laa ok Mumy!
But oklah, it's quite comfy..as long as I get to sleep in the middle!! heh heh
Hawra, on the other hand, couldn't wait to go swimming!!
The moment we reached the swimming pool, it had already started raining heavily. We didn't dare put Hawra in the water, not with all the thunder & lightning!
In the end, we spent the whole afternoon entertaining Hawra in the bathtub!
Hey, better than nothing right?
Hawra slept quite late that night, maybe because of the unfamiliar surroundings.
As for me & Hubs, well..right after we tucked Hawra to bed, we cuddled in front of the TV
with a can of Pringles & a bottle of Coke.
It's been so long since we did that.
And yes, Hawra did get to sleep in the middle that night.
Party pooper! Heh heh
My life may not be perfect, but I will always have these two loves of my life.
And that's what really matters.
I dunno why, but nowadays I lack the time to blog.
Not that I'm that busy or anything.
Mornings are always spent with Hawra.
Snuggles under the blanket with her after the Dady leaves for work followed by a short morning nap.
Then it's time to feed her (yes, she has finally started eating again, syukur alhamduliLlah!) and then it's bath time,
followed by more cuddling, snuggling & smooching sessions with her.
It has become our daily ritual.
We usually cuddle till she falls asleep, and then it's off to the kitchen for me.
This daughter of mine, timing memang baiiiik punya.
She will wake up the minute I finish cooking!
And when she's wide awake, I didn't have the heart to leave her to play all by herself & blog!
I mean, how can I, right?
Tak sampai hati maa.. Lainlah kalau ada maid..eheks!
Fortunately, she is now still napping eventho I have already finished cooking.
But I'd better make this short & quick, before she wakes up!!
Ritz Carlton was okay, I guess. Nothing that fancy.
The room was okay, except that is was not muslim-friendly at all.
No qiblat direction in the room - as if the muslim guests don't perform prayers! Tsk.
No qur'an in the side table drawer, only a Bible! Tsk.
No hose in the toilet, how to istinja'?? Tsk.
And Ritz Carlton is a 5 star hotel, mind you! Tsk Tsk Tsk!!
But other than that, everything else was, like, Wow!!
We even have our own personal butler, hokay! (not that we have any use of one! :p)
Earlier that morning..
We reached the hotel a bit late, no thanks to the heavy traffic.
After we checked in, we went straight to our room.
You mean we're gonna sleep here tonite?? Yippee!!
I could help but exclaim "WOOOOWW!" when I saw the bed.
Oh puh-leeese!! Wak Aton's bed is better than this laa ok Mumy!
But oklah, it's quite comfy..as long as I get to sleep in the middle!! heh heh
Hawra, on the other hand, couldn't wait to go swimming!!
The moment we reached the swimming pool, it had already started raining heavily. We didn't dare put Hawra in the water, not with all the thunder & lightning!
In the end, we spent the whole afternoon entertaining Hawra in the bathtub!
Hey, better than nothing right?
Hawra slept quite late that night, maybe because of the unfamiliar surroundings.
As for me & Hubs, well..right after we tucked Hawra to bed, we cuddled in front of the TV
with a can of Pringles & a bottle of Coke.
It's been so long since we did that.
And yes, Hawra did get to sleep in the middle that night.
Party pooper! Heh heh
My life may not be perfect, but I will always have these two loves of my life.
And that's what really matters.
.: Thursday, April 05, 2007 :.
:: Ustazah Kecik ::
Assalamu 'alaikum yaaa ahlul bloggers!!
Mumy is extremely busy nowadays. She's been spring cleaning for quite a few days now, so it is now totally up to me to update this blog. Well, for today, at least. Heh heh.
Oh my, Mumy! Why are you cleaning the guest room today? Are there guests coming to our humble abode? Er..Why do I have the feeling that you & Dady intend to chuck me in that room to sleep during nights all by myself?? Hmm..Nah...I doubt so. I am still gonna sleep with u guys, am I? Hmm? Am I ?? (better say yes, hokay!)
What if I act all innocent, like this? Would you reconsider your intentions?
Yeah! I knew you'd fall for it! You won't let Dady chuck me in that room all alone at night, won't you, Mumy? Hmmm? Won't you? *angelic face*
Oh by the way, Thank you Dady for the 2 tudungs. I loved it. But I love you & Mumy more!
Assalamu 'alaikum yaaa ahlul bloggers!!
Mumy is extremely busy nowadays. She's been spring cleaning for quite a few days now, so it is now totally up to me to update this blog. Well, for today, at least. Heh heh.
Oh my, Mumy! Why are you cleaning the guest room today? Are there guests coming to our humble abode? Er..Why do I have the feeling that you & Dady intend to chuck me in that room to sleep during nights all by myself?? Hmm..Nah...I doubt so. I am still gonna sleep with u guys, am I? Hmm? Am I ?? (better say yes, hokay!)
What if I act all innocent, like this? Would you reconsider your intentions?
Yeah! I knew you'd fall for it! You won't let Dady chuck me in that room all alone at night, won't you, Mumy? Hmmm? Won't you? *angelic face*
Oh by the way, Thank you Dady for the 2 tudungs. I loved it. But I love you & Mumy more!
Labels: HawraTalks